June 2013 Nantou earthquake

June 2013 Nantou earthquake
June 2013 Nantou earthquake is located in Taiwan
June 2013 Nantou earthquake
UTC time2013-06-02 05:43
ISC event603042353
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local date2 June 2013 (2013-06-02)
Local time13:43
Magnitude6.2 Mw
Depth10.0 kilometres (6 mi)
Epicenter23°52′N 121°00′E / 23.87°N 121.00°E / 23.87; 121.00
Areas affectedTaiwan (Nantou County, Taichung)
Max. intensityMMI VI (Strong)
Casualties5 deaths, 18 injuries[1][2][3]

The 2013 Nantou earthquake struck central Taiwan with a moment magnitude of 6.2 on 2 June at 1:43 p.m. local time.[4] The epicenter was located in mountainous terrain in Ren'ai Township, Nantou County, Taiwan, not far from Sun Moon Lake, close to the epicentre of another large earthquake a little over two months earlier.[4] News reports indicate that five people were killed; three in Nantou County and two in neighbouring Chiayi County.[1][3] The earthquake could be felt in Hong Kong, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong, China.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Death toll from quake reaches four: officials", Taipei Times, 4 June 2013, retrieved 4 June 2013
  2. ^ "中央災害應變中心 – 災害應變專區". nfa.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  3. ^ a b "地震落石砸傷 女子不治". Central News Agency (Taiwan). Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  4. ^ a b 地震報告 (in Chinese). 2 June 2013. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.

Further reading

  • Liao, Yi-Wun; Zhao, Li; Ma, Kuo-Fong; Lin, Yen-Yu; Hsieh, Ming-Che (2020), "Two Earthquake Sequences Nearly a Century Apart Reveal a Conjugate Seismogenic System in Central Taiwan", Seismological Research Letters, 91 (3): 1469–1481, doi:10.1785/0220190335, S2CID 216443753


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